Cancer horoscope prediction: October 2014

Jessica Adams, Cosmo's psychic astrologer reveals what the stars have in store for Cancer

You have been involved in discussion, paperwork or a digital e-mail chain about the house, flat, home town, household, family and/or homeland since 14th September, yet it will slide backwards and forwards from 10th October when Mercury backtracks and from 24th October through 8th November, the saga may change again. Keep the stakes small, Cancer. Try not to make this the time you buy or sell a property, or command total renovations of the house, or restructure the family, or fire/hire new flatmates.

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You are ruled by the Moon. Thus you must be particularly wary of the total lunar eclipse, which you will be affected by from Tuesday 7th October through Thursday 9th October, when your vision will be obscured. This, on top of the Mercury cycle, suggests October is a hugely flakey month. It's not a big deal in the overall narrative of your life, because very little else occupies this zone of your horoscope, but if you want to save time and money, treat the period from now through 8th November as a process, not a final story. Treat it as a process full of flux, and pronounce that word very carefully. Read the fine print. Have alternatives. Get things in writing. Be a realist about all the outcomes. Property prices may slide all over the place. Auction results may be odd. Builders may tell you untruths. Your mother may have e-mail or phone problems. A flatmate who commits to moving in, may go off the radar. These are all common examples of this cycle. Extending this to your home town and homeland, your local council may make a big announcement and then scrap it weeks later. Your citizenship test may get lost in the post. Yup. It's Mercury Retrograde.

Your Relationship With Millennials, Gen Y or New Babies

You are ruled by the Moon as you know, so the partial solar eclipse on Thursday 23rd October, which you should be cautious with from 23rd through 25th of the month, is a really unsuitable time to draw big conclusions about your relationship with the next generation. They may be Millennials, Gen Y or brand new babies waiting to be born, but withhold judgement. Right up until 10th November you will have rewrites of the situation for you as a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle or godparent. If you are in a relationship which may end in pregnancy, step-parenthood, adoption or the acquisition of young in-laws, this also applies; don't accept what you are told or read first up, as it is very likely to be delayed or altered. Some Cancerian people are involved in career or voluntary schemes with younger people. Again, you will hit delays and changes now.

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By the time Saturn departs Scorpio on Tuesday 23rd December, the constant challenges are over. This applies to those of you who are wrestling with a bad marriage and issues about your son or daughter (a common outcome of this transit). It also applies to those of you who are confronted by working with the next generation, or working for them; from Christmas the obstacles have gone. Then there are Cancerians who have child custody problems to figure out; again, there is light at the end of the tunnel. The tunnel itself is crazy, but you'll get there if you are patient and have Plan B. Read the fine print too.

Your Former, Current or Potential Partner

You now have the control back over the situation with your former, current or potential partner. Life feels normal again, after many weeks when you simply could not put changes into effect. Following this, the tempo of change increases from Sunday 26th October, with more to come at the Uranus-Pluto square on December 15th. It is important to remember that he or she who matters so much, is your teacher in disguise. And the lesson is about empowerment; driving your own truck; running your own life; refusing to accept that he, she, they or some kind of nameless 'it' is in control of you, when it comes to love, sex and intimacy. The only issue is that you cannot afford to have a lack of patience or tolerance in the mix, as you must both agree to a new arrangement or deal - psychologically or in practical terms - by January. Thus, skip the arguments or aggressive sub-text as Mars will be opposite you, and he is the Roman god of war. Just get a strategy. Mars likes a strategy. Play this like a chess game, Cancer.

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If you have an enemy, rival or opponent it could easily become war between you in the closing days of October, but you don't have to go there. Basically, you two must figure out a new way to share, or compromise, and the less hassle there is now, the easier it will be to figure out the basics in December or January.

It is possible that you will be tempted to rush into a new relationship at the end of October. If so, there may be an element of competition with another woman or man. Or do you you feel you are competing against the clock or calendar? Do put more thought, feeling and emotional exploration into this new coupling, as you are dealing with major questions about the balance of power with this person, or perhaps a third party, that must be taken into account before you plunge in. With Saturn in Scorpio and Mercury Retrograde there, I would also be very wary about unplanned pregnancy and unwanted babies. This is a common-sense reminder that applies to this transit.

Your Lifestyle

For some weeks now, you have been aware of utterly new issues on the agenda. One of them is your daily working life. The other one is your body. The reason for this is the gradual influx of planets into Sagittarius, which rules your work ethic, your service and duty to others - and your health, wellbeing, food, drink, exercise, medicine and healing processes.

Mars is at large. What happens around the 5th and 8th accelerates things, but you must slow down at that point - as this is a story which extends from now through 2015 and 2016. It is not just about October. You need to be utterly practical about the next two years, Cancer.

After November 22nd, at the New Moon in Sagittarius, and after Saturn will be in Sagittarius from Tuesday 23rd December, it's game on. This is a new era. It will not be easy. It will not be smooth. So please do all the research you can before you go plunging into decisions about your body or your job (or other role in life). You are far more likely to give in to impulse near the 5th and 8th when Mars trines other planets. And why not? It seems natural and timely. The reason why not, is simple. Saturn has not yet arrived, but he will, and when he does, he will slow down areas of life which should flow naturally, and bring a loaded, weighty atmosphere that was not there before. For this reason please keep the stakes low with what you invite in your life (or whom you invite) and above all else, ask around. Compare notes. Do your homework. What are you setting up here? A common example might be pursuing a new job or project, or ditching one, in early October. Or committing to a particular way of eating or exercising which becomes a burden to you later on.

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